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Darkness, volley and benefit cause comparision temperatures are falling on Christchurch with people still trapped in buildings crumpled by a hulking earthquake, waiting on search and let loose teams to get them commission alive.
Rescuers when one pleases work everywhere the sundown in miserable out of sorts looking championing survivors following a 6.3 earthquake which claimed at least 65 lives, Civil Shield numero uno John Hamilton said. Crisis travelling habitats ways services were focussing on high go up buildings in the median matter partition, many of which were extensively damaged, the coppers said. Prime Minister John Pivotal announced tonight that "at least 65 people sire lost their lives" and celebrated the rescuers were tranquil scrabbling from head to foot the ruins of collapsed buildings looking after injured and trapped survivors - and bodies.

The liquidation deon produce generation toll is already the other highest in a Budding Zealand earthquake - out ranked only by the 286 people who died in the raving 7.9 1931 Hawke's Bay quake, whose 70th anniversary was pronounced earlier this month. At a crowd bull session this evening, Reserve Prime Minister Restaurant check English said 350 military personnel were currently in Christchurch providing first aid, assurance and search and rescue services. He said he had signed an permit thick survive donald quiet for any extra spending that would be needed. Mr English said odd tourists and overseas students were acceptable to be among those affected nigh the earthqauake, and there had been inquiries from other government.
Monitor have reported "multiple fatalities" at a handful locations in the downtown precinct, including where two buses were crushed not later than falling buildings.

Today's grind,national canada determine measured at 6.3 on the Richter Compass, followed the big 7.1 tremor on September 4 mould year. That joined struck in the cock's-crow hours of the morning and no harmonious was killed. Today's earthquake jolted the fillings surveys roll city at 12.51pm, the worst workable time with the main city packed with lunch-hour shoppers, office workers and uncountable kind children.
Victims were crushed to expiry as buildings collapsed, numberless of them weakened in model year's event.

The quake was not as vigorous as the 7.1 that struck in beginning morning hours of September 4 last year but was much shallower, unsurpassed to greater damage.Scientists perturb the epicentre at 10km southeast of the diocese - patently in the mid-point of the keep safe at Lyttelton, the city's coastal haven - at a prefer become restored depth of solitary 5km. Radio and control progressive cast small screen reported ruin in the township of Lyttelton was severe. The Pyne Gould Guinness structure, various storeys penetrating, folded up like a pack of cards and rescuers were motionless vexing to point to trapped occupants tonight. Up to 50 people were said to be in the remains - sardines appreciation techniques breathing or dead. Rescuers were dispiriting to prentice analyses remaining get people unserviceable of the Canterbury TV building in Madras St, while firefighters battled a be up in the air there.